I got curious, and looked up what Rasetsu means It's apparently the Japanese word for a Rakshasa, a malevolent creature from Hinduism, known for its ability to take the form of humans, but its true form was a monstrous demon with dark powers... The name is rather apt I must say
It kind of sounds like Buddhist and Hindu chanting, which can sometimes be unsettling depending on the chant. Also kind of sounds like it has some Gregorian chanting influence
Since this got pinned, I'll say more clearly what I'm alluding to in my comment by saying it's rather apt. A rakshasa isn't a person who transforms into a monster, it's a monster that appears as a human, only to reveal its true form when it needs to. In the same vein, Gon is not transforming into a monster in this scene, because Gon is already a monster at this point. He descended into darkness and hate far before this moment. He is no longer the child of light he was at the beginning of this series. His transformation reveals what he truly is at this point, a monster of darkness robbed of his childhood innocence, represented by the adult form. You might say "he's not a monster he's a man" But the chimera ant arc shows us that there is no greater monster than a man consumed by darkness.
@@rice_lovertbf most of that is part of the previous track, Kage, which just means shadow Rasetsu begins at 3:09, which most of the vocals sound more like a choir than chanting, but its still an interesting idea
Both tracks were made for the 2nd movie (released between episodes 110 and 111), where the main antagonist has an ability named Rasetsu that summons a giant demon Nothing to do with Gon unfortunately
Naruto is even darker than this! if you want a happy go lucky Shonen, I would recommend one piece, whose animation is so kiddy that its hard to take seriously even when the story is genuinely vexing!
>realizes that ass pull is actually an entire plot point >go to dark continent where said ass pull came from >ants are just toys there >dafuq.jpg @@davemustaine4866
Ging: You should enjoy the little detours :) Gon: *Proceeds to undergo a horrific transformation into a being of power wholly fueled by his rage and sadness while simultaneously being in immeasurable despair for the death of the only father figure he had in his life*
not so much into a being, but way sadder: forced his body to mature because his childly mind couldn't process what he'd went through.... so the only way is to throw away what's ahead of you and live all those years in one night. Yet, only the body matures, he still suffers like a child and "died".
The only thing able to suppress your humanity is hatred, revenge, anger, hopelessness, desperation, disgust... all combined together. Or the lack of self-acknowledgement of those traits of your mentality. It's a bumpy road, but it's one that teaches you a lot if you're able to cross.
It's funny how gon's transformation theme is very ominous compared to other shonen characters who undergo some transformation. Others will have a theme that sounds like it will ensure them victory or inspirational. But look at gons...the complete opposite.
I like that in this arc it was very backwards compared to other anime. Instead of the general "good triumphs over evil" it was more of a "Good becomes evil to triumph". Both Gon and Netero in their last living scenes were depicted with very evil aura and actions being a large contribution to their victories. All the while Meruem is beginning embrace compassion and humanity. Ironically the one trending toward good is the one that dies.
Brian Fuller that was the point, pretty much. Hxh is a response to shonen like dragon ball or naruto, and this reversal of trends and all sorts of formula breaks in hxh are the main reasons why its so fucking amazing.
Everybody gangsta until the anime protagonist that never killed one person in his life says "i'll kill you" with angry voice while transforming into a jojo character
Killua was never scary, just a bit intimidating in the Heaven's Arena arc. Kurapika definitely was scary, especially when he fought Uvogin. But Gon and Netero still remain the characters that gave me the most goosebumps in the show.
@@gabrielfarkas257 Chrollo was added to that list for me as well once i read Kurapika’s backstory. the things the troupe actually did to the Kurta before killing them are honestly sickening...
@@gabrielfarkas257 I mean. Killua killed 2 people in the hunter exam arc just for the fact that they bumped into him. I thought he would actually become a minor villain later. God was I wrong.
Look at it this way: Killua, a kid who was tortured and trained by his family to be an assassin, and is able to kill people within seconds without even being noticed, seems like an angel compared to Gon in the Chimera Ant arc.
@@Human_traain how? pitou killed his friend, lied to him about his death, and was a monster, so he used all his nen to give him a taste of his own medicine, Gon was no where near a monster
Gon VS Hanzo- Gon gets a broken arm(right). Gon VS Spinny guy- Gon gets a broken arm(right). Gon VS Genthru- Gon loses right arm. Gon VS Pitou- Gon loses right arm.
Hobo Joe Gon is kinda amoral. He always avoided killing regardless of who his opponent was, excluding the two chimera ants he killed, but even then he offered mercy, even though it was a prey fighting predator situation. He doesn't even have issue with the Phantom Troupe outside of their attitude towards the death of their own. But this wasn't self defence. He never gave Pitou a chance to surrender. He fully intended to fight and maybe try to kill Pitou after healing Kite. After he learned she couldn't, he gave in to absolute rage and hate. It's not about whether his actions were "evil". Only antagonists had displayed bloodlust as a physical presence before now, and the fact that the most innocent and carefree character in the show ended up becoming the most bloodthirsty of all is what makes this scene horrifying.
And Both gained rebirth's after defeating an nearly dying to opponents they completely destroyed. Although one Gain even greater Nen ability and another lost all of his, both only gaining their rebirth's from sacrifices made by those close to them.
@@obad7633 he didn't really care anymore about his life or anything= he got nothing to lost . The one sliver of hope he was clinging to was that pitou would fix kite , once that was gone he just didn't give a fuck anymore.
That's because kurapika has a conscience and hates violence. He got forced into that world. Gon on the other hand is so in tune with nature because of his upbringing that he's like a force of nature. Human nature that is. The best of it, and the worst. The light like killua said, and the darkness like everybody else said.
Normally songs of protagonist gaining new powers and abilities sound energetic, upbeat and cheerful. This haunting song sounds more like mourning/funeral of someone. Which makes sense, considering how "anti-super saiyan" Gon's transformation is. Any time character ahieves a new power it's a sign of them gaining something new and becoming better individuals backed by conviction that will drive them even more forward, Gon transformation is anything but that, it's a needless sacrifice that he makes in moment of complete despair and would cost him his life had not Something healed him.
@@djroscurro9859 I think it was more to showcase how strong gon could have been at his peak if he didn't sacrifice his Aura(which was restored by alluka). And i don't think a black and white monster Gon would fit well in the scene with Killua. I know it would have looked much cooler, but i don't think it would fit.
actually he still has the power and mind of a twelve year old but the appearance of a 20 to 30 year old he still has the power of a 12 year old terrifying to think about
I have never seen a face more terrifying and awe-invoking than Gon's face at 3:09. You could say it was his own Malice Aura towards Pitou. I find it extremely difficult to find a scene in any other anime (let alone TV series) where the protagonist makes such a shocking change. The music paces the whole scene perfectly. I have never felt such a feeling in any horror or action movie, either!
The horror as you watch this kind hearted kid turn into a monster....the most intense transformation i have ever witnessed. This wasn't any power of friendship, no "love" here or whatever asspull you wanna bring up. This was pure unadulterated rage spilling over from a kid that completely lost it. Why hunter x hunter is 5x better than other anime. IMO
This show throws into a false sense of perception by making you think this is just another happy go lucky anime but when you get to this arc it leaves you speechless By far the best anime I’ve watched (and I’ve watched a LOT of anime)
This was the saddest moment in this anime for me. Seeing such a pure child change so drastically in such a time span then for it all to come spilling over when and how it did was the hardest thing to watch.
@@Cocxy69 Rewatching it and getting to the appraisal of Zepile helped remind me that people saw his potential as monstrous and that he has no eyes of good or bad just instinct. This is the summation of the animal inside coming out and it is so fucked.
2:12 This is the moment that this track gave me chills. It happens in the anime as the doors are blown open, candles are blown out, dark aura is filling the room, and a formerly innocent boy becomes so consumed with hatred and rage that he throws away everything to destroy. The atmosphere is palpably harrowing. You can feel that something inhuman has awakened in that room.
You believe yourselves monsters until you realise the monsters were on the bed not under it. Humans capacity for malice is infinite! Dont underestimate them it will be the last thing you ever do.
PAAAAWWNNNCH Naruto was also a happy guy with the bright in his face but the rage could turn into a cloak tailed demon. the only diference in both scenes are the colors because the intensity, pain and hatred are there.
a little bit late but when obito transforms into a zetsu after witnessing Rin's death by the hands of kakashi, he just massacred a band of high level ninja horror style. with body parts hanging everywhere making the moon reflect blood.
I agree totally this transformation was vastly different from any other anime. You get to see the main protagonist take a different turn in Gon. You just really getting the sense that he is becoming a monster
This scene should've won some type of anime award if there is one, like god damn the voice acting was incredible, the production of the soundtrack in the background, the atmosphere in the episode, etc. It was put together so well to portray one of the most dramatic changes in a protagonist in any anime.
Maybe not scarier in the normal intimidating sense but their determination to utterly destroy their opponents no matter the cost is scary as hell for sure.
@@JV-pt6ht No no, definitely scarier in some ways. You know, Killua said it himself during Greed Island. He is far worse than the bomber. He killed a lot more in cold blood. Hisoka is one of the only ones who comes close, and his relationship with Gon is special. They are almost more akin to rivals than enemies. Let's look at the main villains of each arc. Exam: Hisoka. Point above. He's insane in some ways, and that's the scariest part about it. He's one of the scariest "villain" of the serie in how chaotic he is, and how obssessed he can get. But we see other sides of him where he can act like a decent person if needed, and seemingly not just in a psychopathic way. He's compared to Gon a lot, and Gon is compared a lot to him. Interesting, right? Saving Killua (and the last anime arc, too): Killua's Family. Unsurprisingly enough, some of the scariest villains we got were Killua relative, who is one of the MCs. Says a lot about our MCs. Silva is creepy, the mom is crazy, and Illumi seemingly inherited both traits. Illumi is either a pure psychopath, or a pure narcissist, and his vision of the world is definitely one in which good is whatever benefits or pleases him, and bad is whatever doesn't. Others are never even an afterthought, and their perspective doesn't exist to him. Almost to the point he seems dumb and not so intimidating. In some ways, he is like Gon if you removed all sorts of empathy/sympathy/protectiveness toward friends from Gon. The Tower: Hisoka & the three clowns. Backstabbing sons of bitches willing to resort to any dirty tactic to permanently cripple newbies in their fighting arena so they can get easy wins and get the top floors, getting the good life. They bet their life on fame and money, it didn't work out well, so now they are playing it safe and dirty, rather than just quitting. Until Killua makes them. Sad in some ways, they are terrible people, but rather than scary or intimidating they come more across as petty than anything. Auction: Spiders Boss. He is calm, collected, and while he is a terrorist and a thief, while he did commit and organize heinous acts, he is ultimately morally consitent, has beliefs, does seem to have the ability to act humanely, was ready to try to explain his ideals to gon rather than outright offing them, and is shown to care about those he feels are his peers, the reason he did the terrorist acts in that act in the first place. Initially they just wanted to steal shit and that's it, Kurapika is the one who went out of his ways to provoke them, even if we can't blame him. Whatever twisted sense of moral, or robinhoodness he may have, he certainly isn't crazy and has seemingly shown that he avoids force unless he deems it necessary for a purpose. He acts almost kind of nerdy in some instances, kind of aloof in some others. It drops him a few steps from the "intimidating" ladder. There's a few members that seem to be worse than him, but not completely hopeless. Feitan and the other blond guy showed some respect toward Gon and Killua at the end. They respected the code they go by, their ways to approach life, and likely their skills for such age aswell. They could have done Pakunoda dirty, but they didn't. Greed Island: Bombers. Assholes? Sure. Murderers? Sure. Willing to do anything to get money, even kill kids? Sure. But that's just greed, not truly evil, not insane evil. Unscrupulous, but not inflicting harm for the sake of it. Even if he wasn't willing to give up, and ready to resort to dirty strategies if he needed to, he still likely would have spared gon if he gave up. He acknowledged Gon as being far more insane than he is, a different kind, presumably refering to how suicidal Gon is. He's shown that he isn't completely selfish when he asks for his partners in crime to get healed, and that he is sane enough to admit defeat when it is wise to. He has this very meek and self reflective attitude at the end. Almost like he could get a change of heart and befriend the MCs. Binolt i started to feel sorry for him by the time he turned himself in. A bit too cliché in some ways. He lost some scariness near the end of that fight. Chimera Ants: Meruem. Do i need to explain anything? It's a being that came into being with god like power, sought a purpose while all of his subjects tried to convince him that he is to dominate the world and human race. He did commit a few horrible things in the search of who he is, what he must do, and what he wants to do. He has been short tempered a few times, and looked down on some humans for reasons that are not excusable, but understandable. Most if not all of his acts were just genuine curiosity, and never malicious intent. He quickly ended coming to term with his ant and human side, and decided that his role was to maintain balance, protect valuable humans and such. After dying, his opinion further progressed into one where he finally respects humanity and admits defeat. He finally understands, and his position is one of the least evil one a character could have by then. Power is to protect the weak. He spends his final moments making a few amends here and there, contemplating a few things, and being by the side of the human he grew fund of, making her happy in the process. The three guards and a few ants were evil, but most of them were too silly crazy, not intimidating, cool, or just a mixed bag. Youpi ends up kinda cool, Flamboyant moth man is too hard to take seriously, and Pitou had the scariest moment... but also seemed kind of pitiful and stoic in the end. Dark Continent: Hard to tell for now, there's a few princes that seem evil, like the fourth, but he's also able to be friendly and almost kind of attached toward those he deems worthy/smart/strong enough. Plus a few other details in his interactions, but we don't know much yet. One thing to really appreciate about this show is that the characters are anything but one dimensional. Most of the non-main villains weren't any worse than the ones above, a lot of them were just ultimately thug wannabes that aren't all that harmful, the few truly evil ones being few and far between.
@@Dice-Z yes that's what I meant for the most part I meant that when people think scary character they usually think scary looking, typical bad person, willing to kill, and powerful. Gon fits the willing the kill bit and powerful but at first he isn't that strong and only with his covenant does he get super strong. Up until that point we are led to believe that Gon is just a normal kid with nen. He ends up showing us that he's willing to go to insane lengths to destroy those he deems worthy of it. He's unstable and maybe evenselfish I'd say. He just does things he thinks are right. He's all of those things and he's just a kid. I think he's like what? 14? When he kills pitou. Hell he was ok until kite died since no one close to him had died. Dude is crazy
As someone who just watched this show for the first time, I found this scene to be up there in a list of favorites. It's strange but honestly awesome how we go from Killua lacking any real emotion to having a vibrant spectrum of feeling over the first 70 episodes. And on the opposite end, Gon goes from being a loveable gentle hearted kid to this cold, empty, and malicious husk that only wants the death of an Ant. It sucked so much watching Killua fret and have heartbreak after heartbreak as his friend was hurting more and more. They're both really sweet kids, but they totally reversed their mentalities during this arc.
@@JV-pt6ht That's the thing about Gon, he's always been an odd one of the group, his best friend is a master assassin belonging to a family of Elite contract killers, he had treated deaths pretty casually in the past and through his hunter training as well, his morality has always been muddled and grey. He'd choose to do the right thing only until and unless it doesn't effect him or his friends. Also, most hunters he had came across saw him as either a being of limitless potential or a potential monster. This arc truly brought his flaws and madness to the surface, and this scene in particular was RAW and unfiltered, he let his madness reign free. The king and Gon were the two sides of a same coin, one found humanity while the other lost it for revenge. We found out that Gon is not a Hero but an Anti-hero protagonist. Something also I find interesting about Gon, how he doesn't really likes showing weakness, sure he cries to killua about it. but through this arc and this scene when his hand gets cut off he just tells killua that he's okay when we as the audience knows that for Gon it's okay to admit that he's in pain and let killua help him, maybe it's his pride or some deep seeded thing that just doesn't allow him to come across as vulnerable to his own friends. just something I found interesting.
Gon's transformation was terrifying, the best out of all the anime I watched and my favourite, if a shounen was able to make me fear the protagonist then it sure is good. (This was a comment written by someone else but I agree with him/her)
Do you ever get fits of giddy laughter when you see and hear something truly epic? This soundtrack, combined with Madhouse's based animating skills and the voice acting all come together in a way that just floors you and leaves you breathless due to the sheer scale of epicness that you're witnessing!!! It's awe inspiring, terrifying and jaw droppingly beautiful all at once!! HxH is just pure brilliance. I can't find the words to do it all justice!
Derek Collins I dont think any shounen can live up to HxH's quality ever ( in animation at least ), unless MadHouse does it. I truly wonder what would Naruto or One Piece would like under their hands. ( provided they dont have to worry about catching up with the manga )
AngRyGohan Eh... buddy. Check out Fate/Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works. Dat Unlimited Budget doe. (Although this fight was beautifully done by MadHouse... I still say Ufotable's was better (ON ANIMATION))
+AngRyGohan When I watched TerraFormars season 1 I thought it was made by MadHouse (animation+OST), but it was done by Liden Films, and Attack of the Titans/Kabaneri are great works too, by Wit Studio ; in these two cases there were new studios, as both were founded in 2012. So I think we might see more and more competition there and surely better products over the time, so there will be less and less "distance" between MadHouse and the rest (sadly Toei animation doesn't seem to follow that dynamic.) In the early 2000s only Bones was a real rival to MadHouse.
They all lied to me 1 year ago. Watch hxh they said. It is a light hearted anime they said. *starts watching hxh 1999* *reaches hisoka orgasm scene in hunter exam*
Gon is one of the most terrifying characters in anime. And that was before his transformation. He’s so unhinged that it’s scary. If you’re fooled into believing his ‘happy go lucky’ demeanour for too long, you’re clearly watching the wrong show. He’s not a child, he’s a living embodiment of a monster. And this is meant to be our protagonist! This is why HXH is a masterpiece.
He's not a monster and never was, he was just a realistic unprepared 11 year old thrown into the real world. of course he's gonna do what it takes to make sure he and his close friends survive. sure he can be hypocritical, sefish and cruel at times, but thats just how kids are
@@mindlessactor29 He has everything what it takes to be an actual bad villian Nor does he care what he does for his selfishness. Just being 11 is his defence
You are right he doesn’t care what’s wrong or good he literally a monster his reaction to Killua's methods of assassination was strange to a child raised in a good environment. He was fascinated and thought these techniques were great.
@@Cocxy69 And the fact that he watched people and ants die, including watching kite get his arm cut off and then likely sustaining head trauma from being knocked out while tensed up. He also had to travel to kite's body just for pitou to then let him know that he was dead, I'd be unhinged as well. Being 12 isn't his only defense, it's being 12 and gaining all that trauma in a short period of time.
I don't think they mean anything negative by it, yes it's true he lost his humanity but in my opinion, I really liked that side of him. I wanna see more of it. The annoying people are those who dislike Gon because of this, when the anime wouldn't NEARLY be as good if this didn't happen.
It's interesting that this scene is the only example that I can think of when a terrifying theme and scene is more sad and tragic than scary. Everything about this scene from an outside perspective should be straightforward. A boy turns into a demon of extreme power and a quivering choir plays in the background. It feels like a main villain appearing in the shot for the first time. We should be excited for what's to come: a grand beatdown well deserved. It's gonna be be bloody. It's gonna be one sided. It's gonna be a moment we savor every moment of. But no. All we do during this sequence is pray to all the goodness in the world that Gon stops. And no matter how many times you watch, he doesn't.
+Mei Terumi i meant the moment he stabbed himself in the heart and all the texture faded from his face turning his eyes and mouth pitched black and his face resembling a mummified skull i know it doesnt literally turn into a skull and i was just saying thats the moment where i actually shivered been about a year since i saw it so i could be wrong but i think your talking about a different scene
He did something new. Instead of holding back like all the other characters do, slowly building up, Gon didn’t care. Gon didn’t care who died, where, or when. He was putting everything he had into this form simply because of this anger that consumed him slowly. One of the best representations in anime of a complete *SNAP*
Not saying Gon should've brutalized Pitou here, but first she kills Kite - who is the closest thing to a father that Gon had by then, then turns his body into her personal doll. Uses this body to fight against Gon and co. Tells Gon while in tears that she can heal Kite. Only to tell Gon that she was lying in order to save herself time to heal the King's shogi rival and love interest. And then proceeds to tell Gon that she brought him alone there purposely to kill him. I don't think I'll do what Gon did, but the disgust I will feel at that moment cannot be captured in words. Gon is a 13-14 year old without a well developed moral compass. Sure, what he did there was evil, but Gon himself isn't evil, and I can completely understand him. I don't think Killua is evil either. I actually think he's just a product of his family. As the story develops he reveals himself to be a very kind person.
Umm excuse me, you wouldn't do what Gon did to Pitou? I would have done what he did ten times over dude, what Pitou did was one of the most fucked up things that someone could possibly do to someone else and you're saying his response was evil? Fuck that, Pitou got what she deserved.
Shelby Smith this decision by Gon was suppose to show his imperfection as a character. Young naive kid who's being driven by pure emotion. Amazing writing
+Illuminaughty I am older than Gon was at this point in the story and have experienced a fair bit of life to know enough to hold back. But I guess the real question is if I was Gon's age what would I have done? That I can't tell for sure.
fuckin chills dude fuckin chills. especially when i remember when Pitou herself was just in a state of shock and horror of what's happening in front of her. It's exactly how I looked too lol
“Demons run when a good man goes to war Night will fall and drown the sun When a good man goes to war Friendship dies and true love lies Night will fall and the dark will rise When a good man goes to war Demons run, but count the cost The battle's won, but the child is lost”
This ost right here is the one that expresses the essence of this series the most. Strong bonds and friendships, humans losing humanity and monsters gaining it, the anger, the darkness, the sacrifice, the shivers... Especially in this arc. The chimera ant arc is a true masterpiece of art and storytelling. It should be taught in seminars and lectures.
This scene (gon vs pitou) Is the fall of Gon, and that´s what makes this such a masterpiece. HxH decides to leave the generic shonen bullshit aside by breaking the main character, turning him into what we wanted him to be, but not at that moment. He sacrificed his future, his friendship with Killua and almost his life for pure revenge...
Yea togashi was willing to let his main character "win" but at what cost? He almost dies and kinda becomes just as evil as the ants and even loses nen as of now. Just great
The amazing part of the Chimera Ant arc is that even though most anime would go the route of rather having Gon go against the Chimera Ant King, his personal feelings go against a secondary antagonist and goes all out as a nen user equal to the strongest one.
2:36 to 2:55 This part every time i listen to it give me chills Its like a Hope rises out of the darkness and then you discover that this hope is even darker than darkness itsilf
On piano, in crotchets E, F#, G, lower D E, F#, G, A G, A, B, A G, A, B-- An Octave higher E, F#, G, lower D E, F#, G, A G, A (simultaneously play a quaver triplet of E, D, E), B(simultaneously play a minum D), A G, A (same quavers as last time), B-- If you don't have a piano use an online one or use an app, and if you don't know what quaver triplet is just start playing the notes and you'll figure out how it's meant to go ;)
Benny Fair fax he’ll never go into that form again it’s basically a suicide move didn’t you see what happened to him after he reverted back he looked like a shriveled up californian raisin he gave up his natural talent his ability to use nen and his life span just to kill one royal guard.Ging stated that it could be reawakened again bet even if it does cons not doing that ever again.
Davis Okeke I don’t know, gons a fucking savage so who knows man, chance is low but never zero. Plus, when he grows up he probably will be that powerful, so there is no reason to worry he won’t get all powerful again. That is if they make more episodes
Davis Okeke Did you read my comment? Like I said if the anime ever comes back if gon is fully grown he will be just as powerful, maybe a little more powerful probably because he won’t just have that 1 powerful move. That’s if he trains enough
This theme alone terrifies me more than any horror movie i've ever seen, that scene is simply a masterpiece, how the most innoccent and kind boy becomes that, when you looked into Gon it was like looking at death itself, really really terrifying, what an amazing scene, and poor Pitou, she sure did some killings but facing Gon in that form.. holy shit, she didn’t deserved that.
The fact that Gon completely lost touch with his human side, and kind of bonded with his evil, dark and monsterous side is horrifying. At this phase, he could annihilate Meruem. No doubt.
Thats wrong bro he was crying because he felt what Kite felt. I dont understand what u mean by Gon lost his humanity. He still was very happy at the end of series
AmateurOtaku Gaming I understand your point. I was specifically referring to the chimera ant arc. As you can probably tell, each episode Meruem became more human. But Gon on the other hand became what Meruem was expected to become, a true monster that doesn‘t have any sympathy for his „opposing side“ what so ever.
Well pre-nuke mereum maybe. But he wouldn't stand a chance against post-nuke mereum where he essentially gets buffed. And we also have to consider the fact that mereum didn't even use his own nen
@@DrKakentraunElPrestoZimbutsu for the post nuke, it will only end in a tie at best for meruem. And Gon here could probably beat meruem if he was his anger source imo
Unfortunately, i doubt he can. Even if he was more powerful than Meruen, Meruem is way smarter too. If they had to fight at that point, Meruem being more emotionally stable and intellegent would win eventually
crazy how this shounen anime with magical powers and mystical beasts and monsters ended up being one of the most realistic animes period. the humanity aspect is absolutely spot on
I got curious, and looked up what Rasetsu means
It's apparently the Japanese word for a Rakshasa, a malevolent creature from Hinduism, known for its ability to take the form of humans, but its true form was a monstrous demon with dark powers...
The name is rather apt I must say
It kind of sounds like Buddhist and Hindu chanting, which can sometimes be unsettling depending on the chant. Also kind of sounds like it has some Gregorian chanting influence
Since this got pinned, I'll say more clearly what I'm alluding to in my comment by saying it's rather apt.
A rakshasa isn't a person who transforms into a monster, it's a monster that appears as a human, only to reveal its true form when it needs to.
In the same vein, Gon is not transforming into a monster in this scene, because Gon is already a monster at this point. He descended into darkness and hate far before this moment. He is no longer the child of light he was at the beginning of this series. His transformation reveals what he truly is at this point, a monster of darkness robbed of his childhood innocence, represented by the adult form.
You might say "he's not a monster he's a man"
But the chimera ant arc shows us that there is no greater monster than a man consumed by darkness.
@@rice_lovertbf most of that is part of the previous track, Kage, which just means shadow
Rasetsu begins at 3:09, which most of the vocals sound more like a choir than chanting, but its still an interesting idea
Both tracks were made for the 2nd movie (released between episodes 110 and 111), where the main antagonist has an ability named Rasetsu that summons a giant demon
Nothing to do with Gon unfortunately
Pitou is the rakshasa, and the shadow within Gon had taken over. This shadow and rakshasa
A happy go lucky shounen they said...
These Are Not The Droids You Are Looking For HxH is probably in my top 3 greatest shows of all time. The story telling is just too good.
+This Is Not Even My Final Form I think you mean fairy tail
Hisoka X Huntah just the "telling" the story itself is fucking masterful
Naruto is even darker than this! if you want a happy go lucky Shonen, I would recommend one piece, whose animation is so kiddy that its hard to take seriously even when the story is genuinely vexing!
Beni Habibi Naruto is whatever imo
...I will never look at bright-eyed anime children the same again.
Same. Sorry kid Naruto and Simon
Aladdin
Have you seen the promised neverland?
#madeinabyss
I don't think I can look at anything the same way again
>Be ant-cat
>Learn about the value of honestly
>Decide to tell little kid the truth for once
>Unleash the Dark God of Destruction onto the world
StillNoUsername Bruh Im deceased
>Be little kid.
>Live happy adventorous life.
>Ant-cat kills best friend.
>Darkgodofdestruction.jpg
lol
> suddenly remember your asspull of a sister exists and she can completly cure him
>feelsgoodman.gif
>realizes that ass pull is actually an entire plot point
>go to dark continent where said ass pull came from
>ants are just toys there
>dafuq.jpg @@davemustaine4866
He went rage mode because he was so angry that Pitou did not remember that bungee gum possesses the properties of both rubber and gum.
I had to scroll way down to see the legend comment ,i was like what everyone missed the most important fact of all time ???
XD
IM DYING- 😂😂😂😂
Everyone carries the destiny to continue the flow the of Bungee gum
What?? That's ABSURD!
Also, wanna hear a secret?
*Bungee gum possesses the properties of both rubber and gum*
" I don't care......if it's the end......so, i'll use everything....."
"I'm going to kill you... PITOUUUUU!!!!!"
"Come... I do not want to destroy this place..."
goooooon
:v
Yo what up Dakota
Gon was tired of looking for his Daddy so he decided to become Daddy.
Deal with it !
god i hate your comment so much but its so good
Mr Bubbles?
c e a s e
Lmao
Mr Wing was right, he is truly a monster...
Yea just imagine if someone were to kill all of his friends and family. He would probably obliterate them and go on a rampage.
@@JV-pt6ht Yeah Gon wouldn't be much more powerful since he used everything, but he'd be using it WAY more
DJgamerX 11 He would still have the same power as he did during this time
Zepile's description of Gon at episode 48 was right as well, he had an open mind of innocent curiosity, but that made him dangerous.
always has been
Ging: You should enjoy the little detours :)
Gon: *Proceeds to undergo a horrific transformation into a being of power wholly fueled by his rage and sadness while simultaneously being in immeasurable despair for the death of the only father figure he had in his life*
Ah yes.
*The ever so little detours.*
@@djroscurro9859 Ging straight said "Ah shit my son is basically fucking dead...Well it'll buff
Yeah honestly fuck Ging, one of the worst dads in anime.
@@djroscurro9859 o
not so much into a being, but way sadder: forced his body to mature because his childly mind couldn't process what he'd went through.... so the only way is to throw away what's ahead of you and live all those years in one night. Yet, only the body matures, he still suffers like a child and "died".
this is the most epic scene I ever experienced in watching anime.
I cannot say the exact same, but I can say that this scene is a very good candidate for that.
***** Ichigo vs Ulquiorra, Ichigo vs Aizen, Shinji vs Zeruel from Evangelion 2.22
Watch more anime son
Izuku akaMrstealyogirl Which have you seen so far
Martin van Loenhout I've seen to much and I really don't feel like listing them
When one's anger, hatred, and wrath has surpassed one's sense of humanity. That's how this OST makes me feel.
ooohh i think i might keep that one in my notes :D
His humanity was *Gon*
The only thing able to suppress your humanity is hatred, revenge, anger, hopelessness, desperation, disgust... all combined together. Or the lack of self-acknowledgement of those traits of your mentality. It's a bumpy road, but it's one that teaches you a lot if you're able to cross.
Yup
God bless you and whoever reads this, Jesus loves you.
When the protagonist scares you more than the antagonist.
Protaganist turns in antagonist
And
Antroganist turns into Protaganist
@@Cocxy69 protagonist means the main character not the good side
@@rrnexx5221 my comment still makes sense
Sorry but Hisoka is so scary
If you mess with his friend, prepare for your head to get taken off of you along with your life
Ep 131 was so powerful that it has its own new soundtrack...
The number 131 has been stuck in my brain ever since I watched the episode
For real, this might be the only anime show so memorable that I still remember what happens in all the 147 episodes
@@philippei2309 same but probably cuz I’ve watched the whole show for like 30 times
I thought it was first used in the Last Mission
@@dhonyfachriwibawa6963 interesting
"Demons run when a good man goes to war" - Steven Moffat
+General RAAM Damn...
Deff gonna remember that quote
This quote is gold
｡･ﾟ･ ･ﾟ･｡
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／￣￣￣＼
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/ ／ ／
)ヽ/とノ /つ
ﾒノ＼＿＿＿／ den •-•
+General RAAM This was perfect for pretty much the whole episode this comes from, and every episode leading up to him vanquishing Pitou to nothing.
0:00 *Pitou has failed the vibe check*
and lose his shit at 2:15
0:49 pitou realizes
Wait did Killer Queen touched that?
And know that there no where to escape 3:09
¡Kira Yoshikage! >:l
It's funny how gon's transformation theme is very ominous compared to other shonen characters who undergo some transformation. Others will have a theme that sounds like it will ensure them victory or inspirational. But look at gons...the complete opposite.
+20k subs with no videos Facts.
I like that in this arc it was very backwards compared to other anime. Instead of the general "good triumphs over evil" it was more of a "Good becomes evil to triumph". Both Gon and Netero in their last living scenes were depicted with very evil aura and actions being a large contribution to their victories. All the while Meruem is beginning embrace compassion and humanity. Ironically the one trending toward good is the one that dies.
and Neferpitou gets knocked out of commission, taking the hit for Meruem
Brian Fuller that was the point, pretty much.
Hxh is a response to shonen like dragon ball or naruto, and this reversal of trends and all sorts of formula breaks in hxh are the main reasons why its so fucking amazing.
It almost felt like Gon was the antagonist in the fight the way it was produced
Everybody gangsta until the anime protagonist that never killed one person in his life says "i'll kill you" with angry voice while transforming into a jojo character
Loljrbehfqnsgeg
Pizza mozzarella
Lmao
Still technically didn't kill a person.
@@BurtKocain But the intent was there.
*Remember when Killua was the scary one*
Or kurapika
Killua was never scary, just a bit intimidating in the Heaven's Arena arc.
Kurapika definitely was scary, especially when he fought Uvogin.
But Gon and Netero still remain the characters that gave me the most goosebumps in the show.
@@gabrielfarkas257 1999th version Killua was pretty scary
@@gabrielfarkas257 Chrollo was added to that list for me as well once i read Kurapika’s backstory. the things the troupe actually did to the Kurta before killing them are honestly sickening...
@@gabrielfarkas257 I mean. Killua killed 2 people in the hunter exam arc just for the fact that they bumped into him. I thought he would actually become a minor villain later. God was I wrong.
...I don't care...if this is the end
Cue epic transformation!
EPIC!! *o*
I'll kill you ..... **eyes open** ...... PITOOOOOOUUUU!!!!!
So I’ll use everything
Muu corote ho atemoi
This theme sounds like gon is a dark souls boss
He is 😂
Bruhhhhhhhhhhjj
3:09 Especially.
He is just that one op side boss
@@edmardisla8492 why im hearing boss theme
Look at it this way: Killua, a kid who was tortured and trained by his family to be an assassin, and is able to kill people within seconds without even being noticed, seems like an angel compared to Gon in the Chimera Ant arc.
Gon was never an angel from the beggining
Gon was doing the right thing
@@Anonymous-xq5cs not in the right way
@@Human_traain how? pitou killed his friend, lied to him about his death, and was a monster, so he used all his nen to give him a taste of his own medicine, Gon was no where near a monster
@@Anonymous-xq5cs he had a good reason but he chose the wrong mehtod (he risked his life)
Gon VS Hanzo- Gon gets a broken arm(right).
Gon VS Spinny guy- Gon gets a broken arm(right).
Gon VS Genthru- Gon loses right arm.
Gon VS Pitou- Gon loses right arm.
Who the hell is spinny guy. Oh right the roundy guy
I think he lost the left against Genthru
Lost his left arm against Genthru
Didn't he lose the two of them against Genthru ?
@@royyeuh2854 yup
Gon is a good kid they said. He's an unpolished diamond they said. He is light they said!!
they also said he is a monster
DaRk DrAgoN 17 Yup lol
The brightest lights cast the deepest shadows.
Man, you cringey fanfiction people. Him letting go the mass murdering bomber guy is way more "evil" than him smashing a bug that killed his friend.
Hobo Joe Gon is kinda amoral. He always avoided killing regardless of who his opponent was, excluding the two chimera ants he killed, but even then he offered mercy, even though it was a prey fighting predator situation. He doesn't even have issue with the Phantom Troupe outside of their attitude towards the death of their own.
But this wasn't self defence. He never gave Pitou a chance to surrender. He fully intended to fight and maybe try to kill Pitou after healing Kite. After he learned she couldn't, he gave in to absolute rage and hate.
It's not about whether his actions were "evil". Only antagonists had displayed bloodlust as a physical presence before now, and the fact that the most innocent and carefree character in the show ended up becoming the most bloodthirsty of all is what makes this scene horrifying.
My mum will think that I'm worshiping the devil when she hears me listening to this xD
LOOOOL
True
TheMsDudettes lol
Your profile pic + your comment = epicness lmao
Hahahha thanks XD
Gon lost his humanity in this arc... Meanwhile Meruem gain it... How ironic.
ikr
And Both gained rebirth's after defeating an nearly dying to opponents they completely destroyed. Although one Gain even greater Nen ability and another lost all of his, both only gaining their rebirth's from sacrifices made by those close to them.
Dude absouletely amazing comment and summarization and very poetic. Gonna use it ^^
Yeah, too bad it didn't last very long (for the both of them)
great writing indeed its a complete 180 flip and there's even a point where you want the royal guards (except for pouf) and the king to survive.
Gon is young and weak, but nen is most dangerous in the hands of someone who got nothing to lose.
0:49 his theme
restriction and pledge is one hell of a powerboost for people that have nothing to loose.
I can’t understand what their chanting about
He had everything to lose that doesn't really apply here
@@obad7633 he didn't really care anymore about his life or anything= he got nothing to lost . The one sliver of hope he was clinging to was that pitou would fix kite , once that was gone he just didn't give a fuck anymore.
Was the most dramatic scene ever, pushed gon to the limit was depressing. Everytime i hear this music i get shivers lol
400+ likes, 0 comments and your comment was 7 fucking years ago..DAMN
@@yoshihirotogashi408 ratio
@@darkmidnight818 Failed ratio
@@PrimeLuva don't care 🤡🤡🤡🤡
@@darkmidnight818 bros just mad
Kurapika, the only survivor of a massacre didn't get THIS mad.
the question is time to think
Just wait till he lets loose himself he will be worse than gon
That's because kurapika has a conscience and hates violence. He got forced into that world.
Gon on the other hand is so in tune with nature because of his upbringing that he's like a force of nature. Human nature that is. The best of it, and the worst. The light like killua said, and the darkness like everybody else said.
its because he wasn't there. he was away when the massacre happened. unlike gon who has the perpetrator right in front of him.
Wait till you see kurapika in the manga
Normally songs of protagonist gaining new powers and abilities sound energetic, upbeat and cheerful. This haunting song sounds more like mourning/funeral of someone. Which makes sense, considering how "anti-super saiyan" Gon's transformation is.
Any time character ahieves a new power it's a sign of them gaining something new and becoming better individuals backed by conviction that will drive them even more forward, Gon transformation is anything but that, it's a needless sacrifice that he makes in moment of complete despair and would cost him his life had not Something healed him.
The "anti-super saiyan"
Damn that sounds scary.
Same thing happened to Ichigo when he transformed into Vasto Lorde (kinda).
then again, it was an ass pull transformation regardless of the ost.
Gon was mentally broken. Imagine how it is to say something like: I don't care if this is the end
@@deadmanperipherals
Nah, it wasn't an asspull and no the other ost from ichigo is more upbeat too.
Imagine if gon had stayed like the black and white figure with red aura?
Exaaaactly what I wanted
@@EnryuCovers Idk why they didn't go with that. The adult form's cool but this is cooler and scarier
DJgamerX 11 this takes a lot of time to animated
@@pleasehelp1390 That explains it actually-
@@djroscurro9859 I think it was more to showcase how strong gon could have been at his peak if he didn't sacrifice his Aura(which was restored by alluka). And i don't think a black and white monster Gon would fit well in the scene with Killua.
I know it would have looked much cooler, but i don't think it would fit.
when you hate a furry so much that you turn into the strongest being alive just to kill it
😳 g o n j e s e u s
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Similar to what happened to Roy Mustang from fmab
actually he still has the power and mind of a twelve year old but the appearance of a 20 to 30 year old he still has the power of a 12 year old terrifying to think about
I swear Chimera ant arc has the best solo OSTs
fr meruems ost is so cool to me
I have never seen a face more terrifying and awe-invoking than Gon's face at 3:09. You could say it was his own Malice Aura towards Pitou. I find it extremely difficult to find a scene in any other anime (let alone TV series) where the protagonist makes such a shocking change. The music paces the whole scene perfectly. I have never felt such a feeling in any horror or action movie, either!
The horror as you watch this kind hearted kid turn into a monster....the most intense transformation i have ever witnessed. This wasn't any power of friendship, no "love" here or whatever asspull you wanna bring up. This was pure unadulterated rage spilling over from a kid that completely lost it. Why hunter x hunter is 5x better than other anime. IMO
+BeastmodeForever let's all give this comment an amen.
+BeastmodeForever let's all give this comment an amen.
+Mythical Syn amen
+MelodiousBlitz then watch berserk
This show throws into a false sense of perception by making you think this is just another happy go lucky anime but when you get to this arc it leaves you speechless
By far the best anime I’ve watched (and I’ve watched a LOT of anime)
Same here and i don't think any anime will be better one day !
definitly, Hxh is by far the best anime ive ever watched, followed by Snk (watched quite a lot of animes)
@@AbyssContent same but snk is my first and hxh is my second
@@KiddoBestBoi what is snk?
@@courtngu Shingeki No Kyojin-Attack on titan
This was the saddest moment in this anime for me. Seeing such a pure child change so drastically in such a time span then for it all to come spilling over when and how it did was the hardest thing to watch.
I think Gon was kinda insane from the beginning
He was like this from the beginning.
He can be the most dangerous Villian.
He dosnt see what's right or wrong he does what he wants to.
@@Cocxy69 Rewatching it and getting to the appraisal of Zepile helped remind me that people saw his potential as monstrous and that he has no eyes of good or bad just instinct. This is the summation of the animal inside coming out and it is so fucked.
@@JanizMakudomaru exactly.
HxH is on another level, never seen a shonen like it.... Hell never seen any show like it, so much depth
He was never pure
2:12 This is the moment that this track gave me chills. It happens in the anime as the doors are blown open, candles are blown out, dark aura is filling the room, and a formerly innocent boy becomes so consumed with hatred and rage that he throws away everything to destroy. The atmosphere is palpably harrowing. You can feel that something inhuman has awakened in that room.
"The evolution of Humanity's malice" theme
The ants had no idea what world they're trying to take over
Just like how netero said to meruem
@@JV-pt6ht or Palm.
“We are far worse.”
So true
Battle Malice
You believe yourselves monsters until you realise the monsters were on the bed not under it.
Humans capacity for malice is infinite! Dont underestimate them it will be the last thing you ever do.
Everytime I see an ant in real life
*This song:*
This and hegemony of the food chain
fr this arc hits different when you’ve had an ant infestation in your house
0:49 lol
Or a white cat
You're one fool🤣🤣
This is what happens when you wrong a righteous man.
Gon is like "I reject my humanity, Pitou!"
It's a Jojo reference?
And becomes Gonathan Goestar
Gon's transformation was incredible. I don't think any anime will ever compare to hunter x hunter..
Gon still has the most rage transformation. Just the transformation in general.
sorry for the short essay
PAAAAWWNNNCH Naruto was also a happy guy with the bright in his face but the rage could turn into a cloak tailed demon. the only diference in both scenes are the colors because the intensity, pain and hatred are there.
PAAAAWWNNNCH lol this one is rage as well right? so whats the different?
a little bit late but when obito transforms into a zetsu after witnessing Rin's death by the hands of kakashi, he just massacred a band of high level ninja horror style. with body parts hanging everywhere making the moon reflect blood.
I agree totally this transformation was vastly different from any other anime. You get to see the main protagonist take a different turn in Gon. You just really getting the sense that he is becoming a monster
Don't forget Eren give everything to eliminate all possible enemies
This scene should've won some type of anime award if there is one, like god damn the voice acting was incredible, the production of the soundtrack in the background, the atmosphere in the episode, etc. It was put together so well to portray one of the most dramatic changes in a protagonist in any anime.
I don't know dude but 3:09 will always give me the chills it's just so epic
Same...
Same
Fr
Alright now lemme go get rid of the demons that were summoned in my room.
depression way of saying "kill myself"
0:49 your listening to Japanese
Chant a demon
Me who listened to this with earphones: I have no such weakness
@@carlos2535 isn't it Hindi or smth?
@@rorybranos I’m sure it’s. Japanese might be Hindi or lantin just
One thing I find really interesting about Hunter x Hunter is that the protagonists are far scarier than any of the villains.
Maybe not scarier in the normal intimidating sense but their determination to utterly destroy their opponents no matter the cost is scary as hell for sure.
I think I see what you mean. For example, in this scene, Gon scared me more than Pitou ever did.
@@JV-pt6ht No no, definitely scarier in some ways. You know, Killua said it himself during Greed Island. He is far worse than the bomber. He killed a lot more in cold blood.
Hisoka is one of the only ones who comes close, and his relationship with Gon is special. They are almost more akin to rivals than enemies.
Let's look at the main villains of each arc.
Exam: Hisoka. Point above.
He's insane in some ways, and that's the scariest part about it. He's one of the scariest "villain" of the serie in how chaotic he is, and how obssessed he can get. But we see other sides of him where he can act like a decent person if needed, and seemingly not just in a psychopathic way. He's compared to Gon a lot, and Gon is compared a lot to him. Interesting, right?
Saving Killua (and the last anime arc, too): Killua's Family.
Unsurprisingly enough, some of the scariest villains we got were Killua relative, who is one of the MCs. Says a lot about our MCs. Silva is creepy, the mom is crazy, and Illumi seemingly inherited both traits. Illumi is either a pure psychopath, or a pure narcissist, and his vision of the world is definitely one in which good is whatever benefits or pleases him, and bad is whatever doesn't. Others are never even an afterthought, and their perspective doesn't exist to him. Almost to the point he seems dumb and not so intimidating. In some ways, he is like Gon if you removed all sorts of empathy/sympathy/protectiveness toward friends from Gon.
The Tower: Hisoka & the three clowns.
Backstabbing sons of bitches willing to resort to any dirty tactic to permanently cripple newbies in their fighting arena so they can get easy wins and get the top floors, getting the good life. They bet their life on fame and money, it didn't work out well, so now they are playing it safe and dirty, rather than just quitting. Until Killua makes them. Sad in some ways, they are terrible people, but rather than scary or intimidating they come more across as petty than anything.
Auction: Spiders Boss. He is calm, collected, and while he is a terrorist and a thief, while he did commit and organize heinous acts, he is ultimately morally consitent, has beliefs, does seem to have the ability to act humanely, was ready to try to explain his ideals to gon rather than outright offing them, and is shown to care about those he feels are his peers, the reason he did the terrorist acts in that act in the first place. Initially they just wanted to steal shit and that's it, Kurapika is the one who went out of his ways to provoke them, even if we can't blame him. Whatever twisted sense of moral, or robinhoodness he may have, he certainly isn't crazy and has seemingly shown that he avoids force unless he deems it necessary for a purpose. He acts almost kind of nerdy in some instances, kind of aloof in some others. It drops him a few steps from the "intimidating" ladder.
There's a few members that seem to be worse than him, but not completely hopeless. Feitan and the other blond guy showed some respect toward Gon and Killua at the end. They respected the code they go by, their ways to approach life, and likely their skills for such age aswell. They could have done Pakunoda dirty, but they didn't.
Greed Island: Bombers. Assholes? Sure. Murderers? Sure. Willing to do anything to get money, even kill kids? Sure. But that's just greed, not truly evil, not insane evil. Unscrupulous, but not inflicting harm for the sake of it. Even if he wasn't willing to give up, and ready to resort to dirty strategies if he needed to, he still likely would have spared gon if he gave up. He acknowledged Gon as being far more insane than he is, a different kind, presumably refering to how suicidal Gon is. He's shown that he isn't completely selfish when he asks for his partners in crime to get healed, and that he is sane enough to admit defeat when it is wise to. He has this very meek and self reflective attitude at the end. Almost like he could get a change of heart and befriend the MCs.
Binolt i started to feel sorry for him by the time he turned himself in. A bit too cliché in some ways. He lost some scariness near the end of that fight.
Chimera Ants: Meruem. Do i need to explain anything? It's a being that came into being with god like power, sought a purpose while all of his subjects tried to convince him that he is to dominate the world and human race. He did commit a few horrible things in the search of who he is, what he must do, and what he wants to do. He has been short tempered a few times, and looked down on some humans for reasons that are not excusable, but understandable. Most if not all of his acts were just genuine curiosity, and never malicious intent. He quickly ended coming to term with his ant and human side, and decided that his role was to maintain balance, protect valuable humans and such. After dying, his opinion further progressed into one where he finally respects humanity and admits defeat. He finally understands, and his position is one of the least evil one a character could have by then. Power is to protect the weak. He spends his final moments making a few amends here and there, contemplating a few things, and being by the side of the human he grew fund of, making her happy in the process.
The three guards and a few ants were evil, but most of them were too silly crazy, not intimidating, cool, or just a mixed bag. Youpi ends up kinda cool, Flamboyant moth man is too hard to take seriously, and Pitou had the scariest moment... but also seemed kind of pitiful and stoic in the end.
Dark Continent: Hard to tell for now, there's a few princes that seem evil, like the fourth, but he's also able to be friendly and almost kind of attached toward those he deems worthy/smart/strong enough. Plus a few other details in his interactions, but we don't know much yet.
One thing to really appreciate about this show is that the characters are anything but one dimensional. Most of the non-main villains weren't any worse than the ones above, a lot of them were just ultimately thug wannabes that aren't all that harmful, the few truly evil ones being few and far between.
@@Dice-Z yes that's what I meant for the most part I meant that when people think scary character they usually think scary looking, typical bad person, willing to kill, and powerful. Gon fits the willing the kill bit and powerful but at first he isn't that strong and only with his covenant does he get super strong. Up until that point we are led to believe that Gon is just a normal kid with nen. He ends up showing us that he's willing to go to insane lengths to destroy those he deems worthy of it. He's unstable and maybe evenselfish I'd say. He just does things he thinks are right. He's all of those things and he's just a kid. I think he's like what? 14? When he kills pitou. Hell he was ok until kite died since no one close to him had died. Dude is crazy
Yeah I'd rather stay close to Youpi rather than Gon
nah
think about what you commented
This is some dark souls shit right there
Gon has a piece of the Dark Soul of the Pylgrim,I'm telling ya.He's a piece if Manus.A terryfying piece.
Dark Souls? Cute compared to this
Captain Jace cringe
I felt it was more like bloodborne particularly Hail the Nightmare ost
Captain Jace lol have you ever seen dark souls. when you said that, did you know what you actually said
“Even the nicest people have their limits. Don’t try to reach that point because the nicest people are also the scariest when they’ve had enough.”
Hearing the crunches of gons body forming and hair growing gave me chills and when he said I'll kill you I was done !!
KISAMA KOROSU..................PITOUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!
epic
aitsu wa.. Korosu!! Josepain
His tone while saying that was epic
I actually search up "KISAMA KOROSU" on youtube and believe it or not, the first thing that showed up was the pitou vs gon video.
Do you remember when Gon was such a happy happy boy? I do...
Snowkat wym he still it
Snowkat I can’t look at the first opening and see that goofy smile he pulls on the first shot. Not after seeing this.
As someone who just watched this show for the first time, I found this scene to be up there in a list of favorites. It's strange but honestly awesome how we go from Killua lacking any real emotion to having a vibrant spectrum of feeling over the first 70 episodes. And on the opposite end, Gon goes from being a loveable gentle hearted kid to this cold, empty, and malicious husk that only wants the death of an Ant. It sucked so much watching Killua fret and have heartbreak after heartbreak as his friend was hurting more and more. They're both really sweet kids, but they totally reversed their mentalities during this arc.
The moment when a creature of light is driven to the point of absolute desperation and madness where his darkness shines the way his light couldn't.
He had to become the very thing he swore to destroy. A monster
@@JV-pt6ht
That's the thing about Gon, he's always been an odd one of the group, his best friend is a master assassin belonging to a family of Elite contract killers, he had treated deaths pretty casually in the past and through his hunter training as well, his morality has always been muddled and grey.
He'd choose to do the right thing only until and unless it doesn't effect him or his friends.
Also, most hunters he had came across saw him as either a being of limitless potential or a potential monster.
This arc truly brought his flaws and madness to the surface, and this scene in particular was RAW and unfiltered, he let his madness reign free. The king and Gon were the two sides of a same coin, one found humanity while the other lost it for revenge. We found out that Gon is not a Hero but an Anti-hero protagonist.
Something also I find interesting about Gon, how he doesn't really likes showing weakness, sure he cries to killua about it. but through this arc and this scene when his hand gets cut off he just tells killua that he's okay when we as the audience knows that for Gon it's okay to admit that he's in pain and let killua help him, maybe it's his pride or some deep seeded thing that just doesn't allow him to come across as vulnerable to his own friends. just something I found interesting.
He was never light.
@@JV-pt6ht stop using cheesy star wars quotes 😂
Gon's transformation was terrifying, the best out of all the anime I watched and my favourite, if a shounen was able to make me fear the protagonist then it sure is good. (This was a comment written by someone else but I agree with him/her)
0:00-3:09 when you're up at an ungodly hour writing an essay you procrastinated, due the next day.
3:11 When your computer dies and you didn't save.
Nah, nah, see 1:21 is when the computer dies.
3:11 is when you resolve to go in the next day regardless.
"I don't care... if this is the end."
jan......ken.......gun !! **smashes computer**
Ala shaval tu comentario tiene 2 versiones una en español y la otra en inglés xd
Peter Hanson Funny, this will be me tomorrow
3:11 is like when I enter the mist of a Dark Souls boss.
This is the darkest and scariest soundtrack I've ever heard in my life...
Good Anakin.. Good...
use your agressive feeling boy... let the HATE flow through you
If gon is Anakin does that mean Killua is palpatine.I mean he can shoot lightning from his hands.
Martin Doichinov and leorio is Darth Vader cause he can say the Nooooooooooooo part better
Christopher Jorge I really like the way you think!
Christopher Jorge LMAO
Good to see the atmosphere behind Gon's Transformation was performed epicly.
still gives me chills everytime i hear it :(
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOON :(
This literally the most majestic anime scene i ever seen in my life
Exactly
Bro this depressing af how is this majestic 💀
majestic is NOT the correct word for this scene LMAO
Do you ever get fits of giddy laughter when you see and hear something truly epic? This soundtrack, combined with Madhouse's based animating skills and the voice acting all come together in a way that just floors you and leaves you breathless due to the sheer scale of epicness that you're witnessing!!!
It's awe inspiring, terrifying and jaw droppingly beautiful all at once!! HxH is just pure brilliance. I can't find the words to do it all justice!
Derek Collins I dont think any shounen can live up to HxH's quality ever ( in animation at least ), unless MadHouse does it. I truly wonder what would Naruto or One Piece would like under their hands. ( provided they dont have to worry about catching up with the manga )
AngRyGohan Eh... buddy. Check out Fate/Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works.
Dat Unlimited Budget doe. (Although this fight was beautifully done by MadHouse... I still say Ufotable's was better (ON ANIMATION))
lordalex027 I think they're both incredible, definitely the two best animation studios right now, imo.
+AngRyGohan When I watched TerraFormars season 1 I thought it was made by MadHouse (animation+OST), but it was done by Liden Films, and Attack of the Titans/Kabaneri are great works too, by Wit Studio ; in these two cases there were new studios, as both were founded in 2012. So I think we might see more and more competition there and surely better products over the time, so there will be less and less "distance" between MadHouse and the rest (sadly Toei animation doesn't seem to follow that dynamic.) In the early 2000s only Bones was a real rival to MadHouse.
And when i started watching HxH i was expecting a regular shonen about a happy kid running around mountains and lakes and fighting gigantic animals.
That's something I love about it. It gets so dark and unexpected
Then it turned out to be the shows with too fucking Insane depth behind it.
Mind Blown
so did i, then i was like wtf this is so dark, i love it tho
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Fr, same.
I thought I knew what I was getting myself into.....
Lol!
No one did
They all lied to me 1 year ago. Watch hxh they said. It is a light hearted anime they said.
*starts watching hxh 1999*
*reaches hisoka orgasm scene in hunter exam*
Gon is one of the most terrifying characters in anime. And that was before his transformation. He’s so unhinged that it’s scary. If you’re fooled into believing his ‘happy go lucky’ demeanour for too long, you’re clearly watching the wrong show. He’s not a child, he’s a living embodiment of a monster. And this is meant to be our protagonist! This is why HXH is a masterpiece.
He's not a monster and never was, he was just a realistic unprepared 11 year old thrown into the real world. of course he's gonna do what it takes to make sure he and his close friends survive. sure he can be hypocritical, sefish and cruel at times, but thats just how kids are
@@mindlessactor29 He has everything what it takes to be an actual bad villian Nor does he care what he does for his selfishness.
Just being 11 is his defence
You are right he doesn’t care what’s wrong or good he literally a monster his reaction to Killua's methods of assassination was strange to a child raised in a good environment. He was fascinated and thought these techniques were great.
@@Cocxy69 And the fact that he watched people and ants die, including watching kite get his arm cut off and then likely sustaining head trauma from being knocked out while tensed up. He also had to travel to kite's body just for pitou to then let him know that he was dead, I'd be unhinged as well. Being 12 isn't his only defense, it's being 12 and gaining all that trauma in a short period of time.
@@Cocxy69 I think being a literal child is a perfectly good reason for a persons selfishness, that's literally how children are
Many people commenting about how gon lost his humanity but none ever realise he's a 12 yr old "kid" who lost his only father like figure
Yeah most kids would threaten to kill a innocent person after losing a father figure
@@legend-rx9ik "innocent person"?
legend 47 no, not that many people would kill an innocent person because their father died.
@@oofman2493 hes not a normal kid tho
I don't think they mean anything negative by it, yes it's true he lost his humanity but in my opinion, I really liked that side of him. I wanna see more of it. The annoying people are those who dislike Gon because of this, when the anime wouldn't NEARLY be as good if this didn't happen.
It's interesting that this scene is the only example that I can think of when a terrifying theme and scene is more sad and tragic than scary.
Everything about this scene from an outside perspective should be straightforward. A boy turns into a demon of extreme power and a quivering choir plays in the background. It feels like a main villain appearing in the shot for the first time. We should be excited for what's to come: a grand beatdown well deserved. It's gonna be be bloody. It's gonna be one sided. It's gonna be a moment we savor every moment of.
But no. All we do during this sequence is pray to all the goodness in the world that Gon stops. And no matter how many times you watch, he doesn't.
wyattparmbruster1 Why so overly dramatic lmao
@@kontchou5221 why not?
I love reading comments like this while listening to this. Makes the experience more epic.
@kwstas kwsta but like. If Gon fought Mereum, the entire event of Gon facing the reality of Kite's death would be meaningless.
@@itschikken4132 true. And the explosion from the rose wouldve affected gon and got him killed along with meruem
i legit experienced FEAR when gon was having his mental breakdown
;-;
gon why u be so scary
so i wasnt the only one this and the moment where neteros face turns into a mummified looking skull both terrified me for a few seconds
+digifan02 he didn't turn into a skull, sigh......a skull appeared representing death(poor man's rose)
+Mei Terumi i meant the moment he stabbed himself in the heart and all the texture faded from his face turning his eyes and mouth pitched black and his face resembling a mummified skull i know it doesnt literally turn into a skull and i was just saying thats the moment where i actually shivered been about a year since i saw it so i could be wrong but i think your talking about a different scene
+digifan02 to be honest he looked more like a demon than a skull but that's just my opinion
Honestl Visual arts are my life you need to stop waving that opinion around then, it's musty
He did something new. Instead of holding back like all the other characters do, slowly building up, Gon didn’t care. Gon didn’t care who died, where, or when. He was putting everything he had into this form simply because of this anger that consumed him slowly. One of the best representations in anime of a complete *SNAP*
dang. and people say Killua's the evil one? no look at Gon here
+Shelby Smith That's the thing, people thought it would be killua who would turn evil, but NO! it's the brightest kid in the show.
Not saying Gon should've brutalized Pitou here, but first she kills Kite - who is the closest thing to a father that Gon had by then, then turns his body into her personal doll. Uses this body to fight against Gon and co. Tells Gon while in tears that she can heal Kite. Only to tell Gon that she was lying in order to save herself time to heal the King's shogi rival and love interest. And then proceeds to tell Gon that she brought him alone there purposely to kill him.
I don't think I'll do what Gon did, but the disgust I will feel at that moment cannot be captured in words. Gon is a 13-14 year old without a well developed moral compass. Sure, what he did there was evil, but Gon himself isn't evil, and I can completely understand him. I don't think Killua is evil either. I actually think he's just a product of his family. As the story develops he reveals himself to be a very kind person.
Umm excuse me, you wouldn't do what Gon did to Pitou? I would have done what he did ten times over dude, what Pitou did was one of the most fucked up things that someone could possibly do to someone else and you're saying his response was evil? Fuck that, Pitou got what she deserved.
Shelby Smith this decision by Gon was suppose to show his imperfection as a character. Young naive kid who's being driven by pure emotion. Amazing writing
+Illuminaughty I am older than Gon was at this point in the story and have experienced a fair bit of life to know enough to hold back. But I guess the real question is if I was Gon's age what would I have done? That I can't tell for sure.
fuckin chills dude fuckin chills.
especially when i remember when Pitou herself was just in a state of shock and horror of what's happening in front of her. It's exactly how I looked too lol
That was the most insane scene I've ever had the pleasure to see in my 15 years of anime following.
“Demons run when a good man goes to war
Night will fall and drown the sun
When a good man goes to war
Friendship dies and true love lies
Night will fall and the dark will rise
When a good man goes to war
Demons run, but count the cost
The battle's won, but the child is lost”
Beautiful. Where is it from?
@@skylxntrn doctor who. I'm pretty sure the episode it's from is called demons run
Fits surprisingly well.
@@r.k845 Ikr!
Hisoka
Gon has always been my favorite Bloodborne boss.
This ost right here is the one that expresses the essence of this series the most. Strong bonds and friendships, humans losing humanity and monsters gaining it, the anger, the darkness, the sacrifice, the shivers... Especially in this arc. The chimera ant arc is a true masterpiece of art and storytelling. It should be taught in seminars and lectures.
So dark, I never thought something like this would happen when I started watching an anime with a child as the protagonist... amazing.
This song still gives me chills no matter how many times I hear it.
I don't think I've ever been this scared before watching an anime or reading a manga...this will remain one of my favorite episodes ever.
When I first heard this I got chills and I still do
This song has choir and bell of death
This scene (gon vs pitou) Is the fall of Gon, and that´s what makes this such a masterpiece. HxH decides to leave the generic shonen bullshit aside by breaking the main character, turning him into what we wanted him to be, but not at that moment. He sacrificed his future, his friendship with Killua and almost his life for pure revenge...
Yea togashi was willing to let his main character "win" but at what cost? He almost dies and kinda becomes just as evil as the ants and even loses nen as of now. Just great
@@JV-pt6ht it's not about winning it's about sending a message.
@@shadeop6773 Alpharad?
Corruption arcs are so fucking goated.
I mean she said she’ll kill him, so if hes gonna die, he might as well use everything
When mr wing said he might have created a monster. He wasn’t joking
Feel the power, the madness and the true terror and malice of the human sacrifice pitou.
The amazing part of the Chimera Ant arc is that even though most anime would go the route of rather having Gon go against the Chimera Ant King, his personal feelings go against a secondary antagonist and goes all out as a nen user equal to the strongest one.
This would be perfect for a bloodborne boss.
sanromanosqui Read my mind, the end especially
definitely
@Benny Fair fax idk there’s a magic item in blood born that fires miniature star explosions
this OST reminds me Ludwig theme
3:11
2:36 to 2:55
This part every time i listen to it give me chills
Its like a Hope rises out of the darkness and then you discover that this hope is even darker than darkness itsilf
Damn that's actually true
The light at the end of the tunnel turned out to be the flames of hell itself.
Yeah. It’s like a person claiming to be a good leader in a dark time does the good thing, it when he actually starts leading, he becomes a tyrant.
On piano, in crotchets
E, F#, G, lower D
E, F#, G, A
G, A, B, A
G, A, B--
An Octave higher
E, F#, G, lower D
E, F#, G, A
G, A (simultaneously play a quaver triplet of E, D, E), B(simultaneously play a minum D), A
G, A (same quavers as last time), B--
If you don't have a piano use an online one or use an app, and if you don't know what quaver triplet is just start playing the notes and you'll figure out how it's meant to go ;)
Thank you so much
@@KydLives You're very much welcome
gon made everyone Look weak when he went savage
Yeah..exactly
Benny Fair fax he’ll never go into that form again it’s basically a suicide move didn’t you see what happened to him after he reverted back he looked like a shriveled up californian raisin he gave up his natural talent his ability to use nen and his life span just to kill one royal guard.Ging stated that it could be reawakened again bet even if it does cons not doing that ever again.
Davis Okeke I don’t know, gons a fucking savage so who knows man, chance is low but never zero. Plus, when he grows up he probably will be that powerful, so there is no reason to worry he won’t get all powerful again. That is if they make more episodes
Ice bear for story and plot purposes we know that togashi ain’t doing that again
Davis Okeke Did you read my comment? Like I said if the anime ever comes back if gon is fully grown he will be just as powerful, maybe a little more powerful probably because he won’t just have that 1 powerful move. That’s if he trains enough
Probably the best OST made in history.
3:12 Pitou is now seeing a huge health bar appear with a new objective survive
😂
I really love this part 1:09. The way the orchestral percussions hit harder and the singers get more and more intense give me goosebumps.
Hunter x hunter... I thought you were just a funny shounen anime... Y-you are scaring me now... Wh-why am i liking it?
-Eli are you invoking the powers of Satan in your room again?
-No mom...
elizzza95 what again
Lol power of satan well you are invoking his music
Wait "again"? lmao
Gon never lost his humanity, this transformation is just a part of it we dont want to see, that's why this scene is so scary.
This is honestly the best song in the entire world... If i ever feel like making any Roleplays or smth then I'll always play this music NGL...
This one could be the best, but then there is Kingdom of Predators soundtrack (from this same anime and arc) that snatches the top sport for me
same bro
ngl this scene legitimately scares me. I’m going to have a hard time rewatching it.
When all Killua sees is a light in the distance of Gon pulverizing Pitou over and over....that made my stomach turn.
Hey man I found your comment on another Hunter x Hunter video too lmao
"don't let the darkness eat you. Rather, you eat the darkness"
-Gon
Is funny you say that , because Gon was the light since the begining , and in this he decide to turn off the light , and embrace the dark side
This theme alone terrifies me more than any horror movie i've ever seen, that scene is simply a masterpiece, how the most innoccent and kind boy becomes that, when you looked into Gon it was like looking at death itself, really really terrifying, what an amazing scene, and poor Pitou, she sure did some killings but facing Gon in that form.. holy shit, she didn’t deserved that.
The fact that Gon completely lost touch with his human side, and kind of bonded with his evil, dark and monsterous side is horrifying. At this phase, he could annihilate Meruem. No doubt.
Thats wrong bro he was crying because he felt what Kite felt. I dont understand what u mean by Gon lost his humanity. He still was very happy at the end of series
AmateurOtaku Gaming I understand your point. I was specifically referring to the chimera ant arc. As you can probably tell, each episode Meruem became more human. But Gon on the other hand became what Meruem was expected to become, a true monster that doesn‘t have any sympathy for his „opposing side“ what so ever.
Well pre-nuke mereum maybe. But he wouldn't stand a chance against post-nuke mereum where he essentially gets buffed. And we also have to consider the fact that mereum didn't even use his own nen
@@DrKakentraunElPrestoZimbutsu for the post nuke, it will only end in a tie at best for meruem. And Gon here could probably beat meruem if he was his anger source imo
Unfortunately, i doubt he can. Even if he was more powerful than Meruen, Meruem is way smarter too. If they had to fight at that point, Meruem being more emotionally stable and intellegent would win eventually
Why noone is talking how sick this music is and how we all cry when we become nostalgic about it
I played this song and my neighbor thought i was leading a cult
Lmfao
I wonder what would happen if I played rid in a chirch
Do that pls@@Megan-nn8iq
crazy how this shounen anime with magical powers and mystical beasts and monsters ended up being one of the most realistic animes period. the humanity aspect is absolutely spot on